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Conference Musings: #MWAMTA12 and #AAD12

April 20, 2012
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I am fresh off of two back-to-back conferences. Last Thursday, I drove up to Iowa City for the annual midwestern regional music therapy conference. Drove back to Kansas City Saturday night–managing to avoid the nasty storms due to a tip from a friend–and hopped on a plane bright and early Sunday morning, bound for Washington […]

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Best of 2011: The Top 10 Maven Posts

December 28, 2011
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As we wrap up 2011, thought I would jump on the “best of ” bandwagon and contribute a list of the top Maven posts from this past year. Your views did the voting…and here’s what you liked: 10. It’s Raining Awesome YouTube Videos! (March 2011) For whatever reason, last spring there was a plethora of […]

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What I Miss Most About Clinical Work

October 6, 2011
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I am going to be a very excited music therapist when I take my first Advanced Clinical class this coming spring! By the time I see my first client in January, I’ll have had a 1.5 year long hiatus from clinical work. I really miss it. It was a purposeful decision not to open a […]

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My Life in 6 Songs

June 8, 2011
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My musical mojo is back!!! After months and months of (mostly) sitting at the computer and typing, I’m finally creating opportunities to flex my musical muscles. Just this week, I’ve taken–and passed!–an entrance exam so I can take a graduate music theory class. I also started playing flute in the community band …and I haven’t […]

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The Human Spirit is Beautiful

February 11, 2010

Spirit (n): The principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans; an attitude of principle that inspires, animates, or pervades thought, feeling, or action I believe the human spirit is beautiful. I believe in the inherent good in all people. I see it in the eyes of the grandmother, raising her grandson, who struggles […]

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